Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid

The generic name means "Phalaen[a]-like" and is probably a reference to the genus Phalaena, the name given by Carolus Linnaeus to a group of large moths; the flowers of some species supposedly resemble moth in flight. For this reason, the species are sometimes called Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid. They are native throughout Southeast Asia from the Himalayan mountains to the islands of Polillo and